A Review of "How Can I Get Visitors to My Website: Traffic Generation Techniques Explained"

Last week I sent a message to you about a new affiliate commission model being introduced by Rob Toth. In his new model affiliates get paid immediately and it allows you to make money on 2 tiers. If you missed the mailing you can read about it here.

When I wrote about the new commission model I also admitted I had not reviewed the product because it hadn't been launched yet. Well yesterday, 2/26, Rob launched his new model with the product "How Can I Get Visitors to My Website: Traffic Generation Techniques Explained."

Not being the fastest kid on the block I didn't get it yesterday. I got it today and took a few minutes to see what is included in this product.

First, as shown on the sales page there are 4 audio files plus the bonuses. And being the expert marketer Rob is, he also has a few surprise bonuses.

Because I was more interested in the "How Can I Get Visitors to My Website: Traffic Generation Techniques Explained" product than the added bonuses I started with the audios. Each of these audios are 45 to 60 minutes long and contain information sharing from Doug Hidiburg, Steve Roye and Rob Toth.

Did you notice I used the words "information sharing" in my description of the audios? I used these words for 2 reasons:

1. The 4 audios are not done as an interview where 1 person asks questions. They are much more relaxed where the 3 exchange ideas and comments about what's being discussed. This format makes the audios very easy to listen to.


2. The audios are not a pre-sale for another product. In fact, if they are trying to sell anything, it's the audios contained in the package already purchased.

So how good is the information?

Fantastic! In words even a novice can understand Doug, Steve and Rob explain the follow marketing methods used to drive traffic to your site:

• Article Marketing
• Video Marketing
• Blogging
• Forums
• Traffic Exchanges
• Social Networks
• Social Bookmarking
• Pay Per Click
• Banner Advertising
• Ezine Advertising
• Press Release
• Podcasting

In addition, they tell you:

• How to use these methods correctly and


• How to use these methods with each other.

What you won't hear in these audios is detailed information about how to design a good web page, how to join a video site and upload videos, how to set up a blog, how to select good keywords, etc.

What you do hear is a good explanation of what these types of traffic generating methods are and the most effective ways to use them.

I've only had the opportunity to listen to these audios once and plan to listen again with a pen in hand so I can take notes. And I'll be sharing some of the information contained in these audios in future tips.

But if you want to get all the information I recommend you get the "How Can I Get Visitors to My Website: Traffic Generation Techniques Explained" package while it's still available. There's a 2000 limit on the number to be sold and at $3.99 this package won't be available long.

To Your Success,
Susan

P.S. If you've purchased "How Can I Get Visitors to My Website: Traffic Generation Techniques Explained" please leave a comment and share your thoughts on this package here.

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ListandTraffic

You may already know that Jimmy D. Brown has a membership site, ListandTraffic. And, being the skeptic I am, I didn't join right away.

Not to say I never join paying membership sites because I do. But usually I wait to read some reviews. Then, if I do sign up, I don't stay very long since most membership sites don't keep adding enough content to make it worth what they're charging.

You know the drill...

Get all this valuable information (tools, products, etc) for 1 low fee and receive this extra stuff when you sign up!

Normally the extra stuff is why everyone joins and then after being disillusioned with the monthly offerings they quit after just a few months.

Well, Jimmy Brown's membership site, ListandTraffic, is different.

True, he offers some really good information on his sales page but...

ListandTraffic keeps adding more and more valuable information, not every month, but several times a month.

Now I have to admit that I don't get a chance to go into the membership area as often as I should. But when I do, there's always so many new articles and teaching material that I am overwhelmed.

For example, today I checked in to find that these had been added during the first couple of weeks in July:

• 7 new information articles (4 on getting traffic with ezine articles, different kinds of mailings to make money, 7 ways to model your business for success and Homepreneur Habits)
  
• 17 new audio articles to download to our MP3 or iPod.

Even I can't believe how much Jimmy overdelivers - the content is full of meaty information, includes dozens of ideas you can use immediately and is explained in a simple, easy-to-follow style that anyone can begin applying today.

Now when ListandTraffic was first started he sold memberships for the unbelievably small price of $10. In fact, his price was so low that even I thought it couldn't be worth much.

How wrong I was!

And now that the site has proven itself, he's raised the price to $20. And it's still under priced for what's inside!

Now I don't recommend many membership sites, free or paid for, very often but for ListandTraffic I'll make an exception. This is 1 membership site every serious online business person can use, it's always being updated with lots of new and current marketing information and it's still within most people's budget.

Don't believe how good it really is?

If you already have your own web site here's what I suggest:

1. Check out what he's says he's offering.
2. Invest $20 in your business to try it for 1 month.
3. Try to get through everything inside the membership area that can help your business during that month.
4. If you think you can use what's inside and want to keep learning more then stay a member.
5. If you don't think having all this information available is worth $20 a month, drop out. You'll have still gotten more than your moneys worth.

If you don't have your own web site then you may not be ready for ListandTraffic because it won't help you build 1 - it teaches you how to build your list and drive traffic to your sites. True, you can still benefit from some of the information, but to put it to full use, you'll need to have a web site.

I only wish I hadn't waited so long to join ListandTraffic because it's 1 membership site I intend to stay in for quite awhile.

To Your Success,
Susan

Warning - The Latest Buzz Could Sting You

Last week there was a lot of buzz on the web about a product that launched yesterday, "Project Black Mask". And of course yesterday when it did launch there was a ton of email buzzing into your inboxes telling you how great it was and that it was now available. Oh, and don't forget the part about how you need to get it now because the price would probably be going up unexpectedly.

Well I for one don't rush to buy the latest product when it carries a price tag of more than $50. I usually wait a day or 2 to see if I can get more information than is available on the sales page. Oh sure I get a lot of follow-up sales pitches but sometimes...

I get honest reviews of the product.

For "Project Black Mask" I didn't have to wait that long because on the day it launched I received 2 emails giving me the type of information I needed to make the decision to buy or not. Both emails came from well known internet marketers who were invited to be affiliates for this launch.

Today I'll share what these 2 joint venture affiliates for "Project Black Mask" had to say about it plus what people are saying on the "Warrior Forum".

Detlev Reimer (The Ethical Internet Marketer) wasn't favorably impressed and you can read his review at: http://www.quickanswers.info/Blog

Rosalind Gardner (The Super Affiliate Handbook) won't be using the techniques contained in "Project Black Mask" but did find 1 section worth reading. You can read her review at:http://www.netprofitstoday.com/blog/project-black-mask-review/

And while some of the discussion on the Warrior Forum was written before the product was launched, there are postings about the material written after the launch.

After reading the above reviews for "Project Black Mask" I've decided to not to get it. Creating hundreds of page with irrelevant stuff, spamming and wasting my time with methods that won't work in the future doesn't sound like a good investment, no matter how much buzzing is going on right now.

To Your Success,
Susan

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Article Directories Aren't What They Used To Be

Since I write several unique articles every month I try to find the time to submit some of them to a few article directories because it's a great way to get some free traffic and links to your site. And because I use a tool to help me speed the submission process, I've been submitting my articles to the same directories.

Well tonight I thought I'd expand my horizons and add a few more directories to my list since I was going to be setting up my new Article Architect to assist me with the submission process. And because the search engines are always changing their algorithms I figured I'd see who they thought the best directories were.

You won't believe what I discovered while searching Google and Yahoo!

First, some of the oldest and largest article directories are not on the 1st page of either Google or Yahoo. In fact, they didn't make it onto the first 5 pages.

Second, some of the directories who are now on the first pages have very few features to assist those who are either searching for or submitting articles. They don't allow you to search for authors or keywords. Some don't even list all the authors if you try to find an author by going to their "Top Authors" page.

Third, most of the directories have very few articles when compared to the older directories who used to hold the top 10 positions on Google and Yahoo. In fact, 1 of the top 10 directories on Google has so few articles that when you go into their listings of articles on some high volume topics, like internet marketing, all you find is Adsense ads.

Forth, I couldn't find any of the authors I read regularly listed on any of the now higher ranked directories even though I knew they had recently submitted articles to the older directories.

Fifth, and the reason I am writing this post, at least 1 article directory listed on the 1st page of Yahoo states in their article submission guidelines that no affiliate links can be contained in the articles submitted. However, when I checked a couple of the articles, they had ContentAds with affiliate links embedded within them. I thought this was strange so I checked a couple more articles and discovered that different articles by different submitters contained the same affiliate link to 1 particular product.

Now I understand that certain types of sites are created strictly to get high volume traffic by offering a service and earn income by using ads but...

Putting your affiliate link in someone else's content is hitting below the belt!

I will admit that I didn't read the rules for using any of the articles on any of these sites however I know that the older directories I've used in the past state that the articles can be used only if they are not changed and must contain the authors byline. (In 1 of the directories I saw 1 article that didn't even include the author's byline but maybe the author forgot to use 1?)

Submitting articles is a good thing. And some of newer, small directories are legitimate directories and will grow and add more features to assist the users. And yes, getting into them at the beginning is good since you may easily gain top submitter status with just a few articles.

However tonight I didn't expand my list. I didn't even get my articles submitted to my old list. Instead, I wrote this post to warn you.

Article submitters beware. Don't just go to the first article directories listed by your favorite search engine and submit your work. Check out some of the authors and articles. Read the submission rules and the rules for those who may want to use your article. Don't be fooled into thinking that the search engines always know what they're doing and are listing the best directories first.

To Your Success,
Susan

P.S. If you agree or disagree with any of the content in this article please let me know by leaving a comment.